The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-04
THE THREE PUPILS
or the areH SCHOOL GLASS OF ,s7
OF Martins Ferry, bid Farewell to School
Life and Receive the symbol Of scholar.
ship-Tho Pleasant Commencement
Exercise In LatAystts Hall.

Last evening" the sixteenth annual com.
mencement Of the Martina Ferry high
occurred at Lafayette hall. The
hall was uniquely and Handsomely decor.
aIed, and nothing was left uRdone to make
the graduates happy and place them at
ease before the crowded house,
A large streamer was stretched across
over the stage with the inscription
"Cetum PETE Ensm," the class moto. A
short prayer was made by Rev, A. B,
Morrison after which The chorus "Awsy,
Away, to Fields Of Green" was nicely
sung, The graduating exercises we're
then begun, Charles w, Hoyls delivered
an grafton entitled "The Nobility Of Work"
o subject which he handled in a mastery
way, showing . sympathy with 1t that "a
Gommendable. His essay was most care
fully prepared, He opened his OF.
alton by g question from an EN-.
inent writer, "There are three
things to which man Is born-Iabor, Bor.
row and Joy. Each OF these three has Ito
baseness and It's noblaness," He argued
that the mobility Of work" lies altogether
in the way In which 1t Is performed, and
not at all in its character. He handled
the subject well, showing how au honest
working man may attain 10 eminent posi-
tons, For example, he gave John Roach,
proprietor Of the well'known iron works
and celebrated shipyards. Also the germ
Of the immense fortune acquired by John
Jacob Aston, who started with a pack on
his shoulder. Speaking Of wealth, he
showed how some Of the arlstoCracy view
the laboring Clasa. A claim to regard or
distinction based on Rristocratic relations
is In this Republican land at least, calCula-
ted to excite intense and universal dis.
gust, All young people should learn to
do something thoroughly, with their
hands. "There 10 NO excellence without
great labor" Newton, by his long con.
tinued perseverance, In developing the law
Of gravitation, Franklin by drawing light.
ming iromthe CloudS,a and John Watt by his
discoveries Of the relation between heat
and steam, stand toward the world in the
attitude OF creators. They have been
instruments through which truths have
been brought into the world, and these
truths have exalted msu's intelligence
and increased his power. The mobility
Of work" in this age is questionable, be-
cause OF the unnatural desire which has
seized upon mankind 10 make sudden and
great fortunes without rendering an equI.
valent In work. A true nobility within
one prompts him to accept nothing that
does not come to him by his own work,
or the honest work Of his ancestors. We
In o measure under God hold in our
hands the destiny Of future generations.
It 10 therefore the high privilege, as well
"a the sacred duty oil every ono Of Us to
make the improvement Of ourselves and
our fellow mon the great object Of life,
and to endsayor 10 the utmost Of our
ability to leave the world a little wiser
and o little better than We found II.
THR LADY GRADUATE.
1.-THE German Fatherland" by the
chorus then followed.
Miss Alma Ohessell, the only lady gradu.
ate, read q well.worded aud beautiful IS.
say, entitled "Hope, Our Leader" Mics
Uhessella treatment Of her subject was
exceptionally good, and the pleasure Of
her delivery was much increased by her
Belf.posseaslon and her distinct tones.
"Evsry person begins life," abe said,
with some purpose, and With this there
is some expectation Of success" "Ths
road to success 10 open 10 all. but II we do
not put our whole mind upon reaching
our goal, we may possibly, quite probably,
fail. Some often fall not irom too high an
aim, but aimply for want Of the right
leader,p Soar leader might be peFsery1
ancs, hope, pride, ambition or any Of q
dozen othetu, but consider with me the
qualities and requirements Of hope, our
leader" "Without hope, life would aeens
q barren field, With hope az our leader,
we have a bright star over US "a our guide
into tho future. We need hope In trying
to climb higher on Ito ladder"
"We are nov about to start out upon o
new part Of our life. We are about to
leave the school room, aad 60 out into the
world inexperienced, but, as our motto
says, 'aimink st epertsip gqCessq,' Par,
riers and ob8truClionH Will rise In our way,
but we hope to surmount every barrier,
and Of last reach the top" "Hope 90 .
leader has msAy advantages over the 9th.
or leaders mentioned. In fact, hops Is the
most priceless gift given to man." Miss
Qhesaell here referred to and related the
story OF HPandorG and Her poE,p IS ~
illustration. slope cheers US Ia defeat,
and helps US 10 press onward, giving en-
coursRement and aid. One thing to
guard sgainpt iS idleness, which will drag
down and destroy our hopss.h
At the concluslon Of her essay, Miss
Chessell referred to several wofld.re.
nowned persons who achieved success
and fame by taking hope as their leader.
CITIZENSHIP.
After n song, up the Hill and Down
the Dale" Edward Blumsnbsrg played q
beautiful violin solo, "Ls Carnival de
Venice" He was rewarded hyS petiebt
storm Of applause, tho audience finally
succeeding in bringing him back upon
the stage the second time.
The chorus then rendered The Madlgai,
"!He Shepherds, Tell Ne" George W,
Uhessell then delivered an Grafton, en-.
titled, 1.-THE Duties Of Cltizsnship," ex.
planning what was required OF q man TO be
olasSed Is 8 good Cllissn. HIS Grafton was
full Of sound truth. For inAtanOel
every psrsou Is q consumer and should
be 0 producer, or in other words, every
man shouldhave come voCationto whiOhto
devote the time allotted to him while here"
He ives practical throughout, and in,
Weighed against street and corner lettering.
He referred To the citizens who left home
and loved ones during the American Rev.
olutlon to fight for their o~ltiSenahip, and
again In referring 10 the late rebellion he
plainly showed tho majority Of the army
10 be- worthy ciHSeas, who through their
integrity and stability OF character sue.
Ceed0d In forcing the Receding Statea into
gubmlBlion 10 the wishes Of the Northern
States. mo man can DO o good citizen
aud be q drunkArd." Mr.. Oneself con.
his Grafton by q beautiful ysrss Of
poetry.
The old figs floating sill
Which Ger our fathers flew,
With banda Of white aud rosy light,
And field Of starry blue.
The HnbjeCt was q worthy one, and tho
graduate handled II in o highly commend.
able manner.
George OhtSGell, having takOn the first